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Horses, Lessons, Say Sarah Sandy: "Berry"
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November 25, 2015

In Which Berry Crashes Again

I had my lesson today, and at first everything seemed fine. I had an awesome lesson! But then I really wanted some media of me jumping, so after sitting and chatting with my trainer a bit, I went back out to jump more.

This was apparently a mistake. Full lesson recap coming, but here is the worst.

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Okay, so far everything is fine…

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Egads!

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She’s going down! (I really thought we were)

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But saved by Berry’s somewhat catlike reflexes! (doglike maybe?) She’s never been known for being graceful, so I’m glad she pulled it out of somewhere.

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Still braced for impact

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Slinking away from the scene

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Examining the damage. One standard is completely down, repeat, one standard is down.

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The face of bewilderment. Apparently it takes me many strides to recover from this kind of trauma.

Just one of many terrible jumps. Womp womp.

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  • horsefreak101
    November 25, 2015

    So how was the rest of your lesson
    Either than you thinking you would fall down

    Reply
    • Courtney
      horsefreak101
      November 26, 2015

      I didn’t think I would fall, I felt pretty secure, but there was a lot of refusals. Probably one of my worst rides. :'(

      Reply
      • horsefreak101
        Courtney
        November 26, 2015

        Oh that must have sucked
        You did seem like you knew what you were doing
        Then again I am a beginner learning how to ride western style

        Reply
  • aHorseForElinor
    November 26, 2015

    Haha, OK my favorite one is the last shot!! Bevilderment! 🙂

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    • Nicole Sharpe
      aHorseForElinor
      November 26, 2015

      The bewildered face is pretty epic! I’m glad Berry managed to save herself and came away unscathed — she seems like she walked away from it and didn’t get tangled or scared? That’s always my greatest fear — that we will get tangled in a pole and make a little crash even worse.

      Reply
      • aHorseForElinor
        Nicole Sharpe
        November 26, 2015

        See, that is why I am a sucky jumper. I worry too much! Haha, well done with it all!

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  • emma
    November 26, 2015

    omg your face – pure disbelief, like, ‘did that seriously just happen?!?’ – i shouldn’t giggle… but…. i did haha. seriously tho, my mare is queen of being taken by surprise by that final jump course after a little break. it’s, erm, annoying… can’t wait to read about the rest of the lesson tho!

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    November 26, 2015

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  • I’ve Ruined Berry | Vintage Virginia
    November 27, 2015

    […] we couldn’t end on a bad note, so it was the line again. Then, this happened. The jump was set up again, and then she refused it over, and […]

    Reply
  • Erin
    November 27, 2015

    Nice save Berry! Love that last shot.

    Reply
  • CallyJumps
    December 1, 2015

    Those photos are priceless!

    Reply
    • Courtney
      CallyJumps
      December 1, 2015

      Thank you!

      Reply
  • Lackluster 2015 Overview | Vintage Virginia
    December 30, 2015

    […] kept taking lessons with Berry, and improving. Crashes, while still occurring, are happening less and […]

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